Unfortunately we do not offer standard rack cutouts per your attached image. You can however create a macro object using your cutouts and then be able to drag the macro onto your panels for future panel designs.

Hello there,
My current stage: 19" 2U panel,Aluminum Powder-Coated( Jet Black) with a number of holes.
The question is : do you make the holes first before coating the panel or is it the opposite? in other words do I have to make larger holes to account for the coatings?

You can choose to have your holes milled before or after powdercoating. Select 'mill after surface finishing' in the properties window if you want the holes milled after powdercoat (this option is going to be added for drill holes soon) so leave a note in the order and we will manually change them for you. The holes will show outlined in red in your design indicating milling after powdercoat. If you want them milled before powdercoat leave it unchecked. The powdercoat thickness is .1mm

Hi, how do I place unicode characters in any FPD font? Something like 水石 shows up as ?? I've tried importing an hpgl object of the unicode but it clips out just that part of the hpgl while leaving the rest.

The fonts we offer in our software are currently the only ones we have. If you want a specific font you will have to convert it into an HPGL (.plt) file. If you have any other questions or need help with conversion email us at info@frontpanelexpress.com

Another thing I should have mentioned is we added an option for digital printing of graphics on panels so if you can import a graphic file (ie, .jpg, .tiff, .bmp, .pdf) of your font we can print it on the panel for you instead of having it engraved.

It is also grayed out if the 'Customer provided material' option is enabled, even if that material is anodized aluminium.
However, in the UV printing, Source material topic of the Online Help it states:
"UV printing can in principle be applied to any material. We only guarantee the perfect adhesion of the print on anodized aluminum however. As white is also available as a color, colored panels can also be printed. Under these conditions, it is also possible in principle to carry out UV printing on customer-supplied material."